The person who was helping me out with a set sent me an update the other day to let me know that my Indy set was listed as "backordered". Not shipped, not cancelled, just 'backordered'. They shipped his Joe stuff, but the Indy set is just sitting there.

I have no idea if that means they are planning on running another batch or if they lost a few pallet of sets or if those "oversold" rumors are true or what... wait and see I guess.

I'd be more than happy if Hasbro did another run of these in a regular, "Battle Pack" style box with all the accessories included. The packaging, while neat, I guess, is pretty inconsequential to me, as they'd all get opened anyway.

Two weeks gone, though, and that whole HTS fiasco is still pissing me off.

The person who was helping me out with a set sent me an update the other day to let me know that my Indy set was listed as "backordered". Not shipped, not cancelled, just 'backordered'. They shipped his Joe stuff, but the Indy set is just sitting there.

I have no idea if that means they are planning on running another batch or if they lost a few pallet of sets or if those "oversold" rumors are true or what... wait and see I guess.

My pal sent me an update that my "backordered" set converted to "not shipped" last night and he got a shipping notice this AM.

For the first time that I can remember, I've had a hard time opening something. I think this set is just amazing in the box. And I hate leaving things in the box. One day, I'll break down and open it though, I'm sure of it.

Yeah, I mean they've never done Dietrich, Belloq in his white suit... I wanted to see a U-Boat Captain (weird, but I'd dig it), several Sallah figures... I'd have dug the German wing pilot, the truck driver as a variant (supposedly actually was intended to be done and a prototype exists. Lance Quazar has a hard copy actually)...

Indy in German Officer duds from the book burning, Cruciform Sword guy, Donovan, Fedora...

And blasphemy, but I always wanted to see Indy figures FROM World War 2, now that we know Indy was part of the OSS in the war... Could be really awesome customs done of those. I think if I was more into that aspect of the hobby like I used to be, I'd be whipping up some Indy figures like he was doing spy work and sabotage stuff during the war all over the place.